Flint native Demetrius Miller is averaging a team-high 16.4 points while shooting 54.4 percent from the field and 53.8 percent at the three-point line through seven games this season at Metro State University. Andy Schlichting | Metro State University of Denver

FLINT, MI – Metro State University senior Demetrius "Meechie"
Miller, a 2009 graduate of Flint Central, is reaching new
heights with his level of play in Denver.

With Miller leading the charge, No. 3 Metro State is off to
a perfect 7-0 start.

He is averaging a team-high 16.4 points while shooting
54.4 percent from the field and 53.8 percent at the three-point line.

He
believes in himself now more than ever.

"I've just been very confident and playing my game," Miller
said. "I've got the teammates and the coaches that are willing to let me play
my game."

The 6-foot-1, left-handed sharpshooter is reliving his storied
high school career by scoring in binges. He was the Flint-area's top scorer -- averaging
20.2 points, 7.1 assists -- as a senior in high school three years ago.

Miller has been showcasing his old school brilliance once
again from a scoring standpoint. Meechie exploded with a career-best 31 points
off 12-17 shooting in Metro State's 79-54 win at UC-Colorado Springs on Friday,
Dec. 7, and fired back with 20 points a day later to help the Roadrunners win 88-68
at Colorado State-Pueblo.

"Being a senior, I have a bigger role with scoring and being
a leader, so that's really helped me out," said Miller, a tri-captain of the
team.

Flint native Demetrius Miller is a senior at Metro State University. He graduated from Flint Central High School in 2009 as the area's leading scorer. Andy Schlichting | Metro State University of Denver

"Meechie thinks he's good, and acts like it," Roadrunners
coach Derrick Clark said. "I like guys like that and there's definitely
something to that Flint thing."

Miller is listed as a point guard, but Clark views him as a
basketball player. His game isn't limited to just one spot on the floor.

"We play him at the point, but Meechie's a scorer," Clark
said. "He's a two-guard in a one-guard's body and what I mean by that is good.
He can bring the ball up the floor, score when we need him to score and he's
one of the two or three guys on our team that can get a shot anytime he wants."

After high school, Miller spent two seasons at Mott
Community College, from 2009-11. As a sophomore, he played on MCC's national
runner-up squad in 2010-11 and was named second-team all-conference. Mott finished
33-3 overall that year. Miller wanted to initially transfer into a small NCAA
Division I program after his Mott career ended, but fell in love with Metro
State's D2 tradition.

Metro State University was the best choice for Miller.

"You basically get the same publicity as the top Division I's
get, so I would rather go to a high-major D2 school than go to a low-major DI,"
Miller said.

Metro State University has won two national championships
and produced All-Americans over the years. In 2011-12, Miller and the
Roadrunners reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005. The group
began to peak during the postseason and Miller flourished towards the end of the
season.

That momentum has carried over into this year. He just has
to channel that energy more consistently.

"You could see the transformation and comfort level at the
end of last year," Clark said. "Meechie had a great post season for us and was
probably our best player in the post season during that run in the regional
tournament and going into the Elite Eight.

"He understands what his role is, but the one area that I really
want Meechie to improve upon that I don't think he's great at is in practice,"
he added. "He picks and chooses when he wants to show up for practice. He has
to be vocally involved even if you're not feeling practice that day, you've
still got to do it."

On Saturday, Dec. 15,
Metro State University will host Black Hills State at the Auraria Event Center
in Denver, Colo.